Current time in Managua, Nicaragua
Central Standard Time
UTC−06:00- Time zone
- Central Standard Time · America/Managua
- UTC offset now
- UTC−06:00
- Abbreviation
- CST
- Daylight saving
- Not observed: UTC−6 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled.
- Difference from you
- —
- Location
- Managua Department, Nicaragua (capital) · 12.13° N, 86.25° W
- Population
- 973,087
Sun and clock
On average the sun stands highest over Managua at about 11:45 standard time: the clock runs about 15 min behind the sun. Over the year, solar noon falls between 11:29 and 11:59 on the local clock.
| 2026 | Sunrise | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox (Mar 20) | 05:49 | 17:55 | 12h 07m |
| June solstice (Jun 21) | 05:21 | 18:12 | 12h 50m |
| September equinox (Sep 22) | 05:34 | 17:40 | 12h 07m |
| December solstice (Dec 21) | 06:00 | 17:25 | 11h 25m |
Sunrise–sunset today: 05:34–17:36 (12 h 2 min of daylight)
Times are local clock times for the city centre, computed with the NOAA solar equations; hills and refraction can shift them by a few minutes.
Nearby cities
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras · 240 km
- San José, Costa Rica · 340 km
- San Salvador, El Salvador · 360 km
- Guatemala City, Guatemala · 540 km
- Belmopan, Belize · 630 km
- Belize City, Belize · 630 km
Nearest cities abroad on the same clock all year
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras · 240 km
- San José, Costa Rica · 340 km
- San Salvador, El Salvador · 360 km
- Guatemala City, Guatemala · 540 km
- Belmopan, Belize · 630 km
- Belize City, Belize · 630 km